Ontario public pay
Earl Provost
Special Advisor, Agent General at Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. On Ontario’s disclosure list 6 years between 2020 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $207,639.03
- Taxable benefits
- $228.91
- Total disclosed
- $207,867.94
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$26,859 (+14.9%)6years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$26,859 (+14.9%)6years on
the list
Among 5 people with the title “Special Advisor, Agent General” in 2025
Paid more than 20% of them. Their median: $210,604.
$207,639$207,638$362,217
Among 377 people at Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade in 2025
30th highest paid. Their median: $129,341.
$207,639$100,097$498,163
Paid more than 95% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
middle 80%middle halfmedianthis personspacing grows with pay (log scale)
Salary by year
SalaryMedian for the job
$208K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $200,381 | |
| 2021 | $180,780 | |
| 2022 | $180,780 | |
| 2023 | $180,780 | |
| 2024 | $180,780 | |
| 2025 | $207,639 | $210,604 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeSpecial Advisor, Agent General | $207,639 | $229 | +$26,859 |
| 2024 | Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeSpecial Advisor, Agent General | $180,780 | $214 | $0 |
| 2023 | Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade / Développement économique, Création d'emplois et CommerceSpecial Advisor, Agent General / Conseiller spécial et délégué général · moved here | $180,780 | $214 | $0 |
| 2022 | Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeSpecial Advisor, Agent General | $180,780 | $214 | $0 |
| 2021 | Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeSpecial Advisor, Agent General | $180,780 | $214 | −$19,601 |
| 2020 | Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeSpecial Advisor, Agent General | $200,381 | $160 |
Years at different employers were matched because the name appears once on each year’s list with the same job or sector. Salary paid can include overtime, retroactive pay and one-time payments. Figures are exactly as Ontario published them. How we match years · Report a mistake or ask for removal